Anatomy of a PageDepending on the theme your wiki is using, the different parts of your wiki may show up in different places. This will give you a general idea of what the parts of a page are, and where you can start to look for them.
Content Area
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This is the part of your wiki page that is controlled by the Edit button. You can add images, text, and all kinds of other media. If you need help getting started, check out our video tours or take a quick look at the Editing a Page section of this help documentation.
Theme
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The theme is everything on the page outside the content area — that is, all the stuff that stays the same when you’ve edited a page, and as you move from page to page within your wiki. You could think of this as a "skin" for your wiki.
Side bar
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Actions menu
New Page
Recent Changes
Manage Wiki
Search: Search for a word or phrase in the current wiki. The search will return any page, discussion post, or file that uses the search term.
Navigation bar
Your default navigation bar contains a Page List widget that lists the first ten pages of your wiki in alphabetical order. If you decide that you want to arrange it differently, you can click the Edit Navigation link and delete the blue Page List widget. Then you can edit the navigation bar just like you would edit a wiki page to add links and explanatory text. If you need assistance, our video tours will show you how to edit a page.
If you want to get your default navigation back, click the widget tool in the editor bar (it looks like a little TV) then click Wikispaces, then List of Wiki Pages.
Page name
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Favorite star
This is an easy way to flag your favorite pages for monitoring.
Page name
This is the title you set for the current page of the wiki.
Tabs
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Page tab
This will take you back to the content area of your page. Clicking the arrow on the Page tab will give you the following options:
Details and tags: Manage page tags and get a quick hit of the recent revision history for the page.
Print: Generate a printer-friendly version of the content of this wiki page.
PDF: Convert the current page into a PDF that preserves all your formatting.
Backlinks: Get a list of all the other pages in the wiki that link to this one.
Source: Switch to a wikitext view of the content area for the current page.
Delete
Rename: Change the name and URL of the current page. Not available on the Home page of your wiki.
Redirect
Permissions: Decide who can view and edit the current page.
Lock/Unlock (A locked page is only editable by an organizer of the current wiki.)
Discussion tab
The Discussion tab is a forum for conversations.
History tab
The History tab will let you see all the revisions to the page, logged by time, date, and author. From here you can compare different revisions, or revert to a past version of the page.
Notify Me tab
The Notify Me tab will let you set up email notifications and RSS feeds for a single page.
Edit button
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Edit button
The Edit button transforms your static web page into a dynamic wiki.
Header and footer
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Header
Logo and wiki name: By default, your wiki will start out with the Wikispaces bonsai logo and the name of your wiki. You can change the logo by going to Manage Wiki > Look and Feel > Logo. Once you have switched to a custom logo, your wiki name will no longer appear, so we recommend that you put the name of your wiki in the logo image.
Username: Link back to your user dashboard.
My Wikis: Navigate between any wikis that list you as a member.
Mail icon: Find out when other users have sent you messages and link easily to your Wikispaces inbox.
My Account: Go to your Account Settings page.
Help: Launch the Help wiki in a new window.
Sign out
Wikispaces link: Link back to your user dashboard if you're logged in, and the Wikispaces.com home page if you're not.
Footer
Help: Launch the Help wiki in a new window.
About: Read all about Wikispaces and the people behind the wikis.
Blog: Get our latest news, tips and tricks, and more.
Terms
Privacy
Support: Launch a trouble ticket that logs your username and the page you were on.
Content Area
Theme
Side bar
Actions menu
Navigation bar
Your default navigation bar contains a Page List widget that lists the first ten pages of your wiki in alphabetical order. If you decide that you want to arrange it differently, you can click the Edit Navigation link and delete the blue Page List widget. Then you can edit the navigation bar just like you would edit a wiki page to add links and explanatory text. If you need assistance, our video tours will show you how to edit a page.If you want to get your default navigation back, click the widget tool in the editor bar (it looks like a little TV) then click Wikispaces, then List of Wiki Pages.
Page name
Favorite star
Page name
Tabs
Page tab
This will take you back to the content area of your page. Clicking the arrow on the Page tab will give you the following options:Discussion tab
The Discussion tab is a forum for conversations.History tab
The History tab will let you see all the revisions to the page, logged by time, date, and author. From here you can compare different revisions, or revert to a past version of the page.Notify Me tab
The Notify Me tab will let you set up email notifications and RSS feeds for a single page.Edit button
Edit button
The Edit button transforms your static web page into a dynamic wiki.Header and footer
Header
Footer
Still have questions? Contact Wikispaces support.